Antarctic fur seal
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The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), is a type of seal in the genus Arctocephalus. Even though the name has Antarctic in it, it does not live in Antarctica. The Antarctic fur seal mostly lives in Subantarctic islands.[2]
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Antarctic fur seal | |
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Male on King George Island | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Otariidae |
Genus: | Arctocephalus |
Species: | A. gazella |
Binomial name | |
Arctocephalus gazella Peters, 1875 | |
Antarctic fur seal range |
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